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41:1  “Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook? Can you tie his tongue with a rope?
41:2  Can you put a rope through his nose or a hook through his jaw?
41:3  Will he beg you to let him go free? Will he speak to you with gentle words?
41:4  Will he make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
41:5  Will you play with Leviathan as you would play with a bird? Will you put a rope on him so that your girls can play with him?
41:6  Will fishermen try to buy him from you? Will they cut him into pieces and sell him to the merchants?
41:7  Can you throw spears into his skin or head?
41:8  “If you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again! Just think about the battle that would be!
41:9  Do you think you can defeat him? Well, forget it! There is no hope. Just looking at him will scare you!
41:10  No one is brave enough to wake him up and make him angry. “Well, no one can challenge me either!
41:11  I owe nothing to anyone. Everything under heaven belongs to me.
41:12  “I will tell you about Leviathan’s legs, his strength, and his graceful shape.
41:13  No one can pierce his skin. It is like armor!
41:14  No one can force him to open his jaws. The teeth in his mouth scare people.
41:15  His back has rows of shields tightly sealed together.
41:16  They are so close to each other that no air can pass between them.
41:17  The shields are joined to each other. They hold together so tightly that they cannot be pulled apart.
41:18  When Leviathan sneezes, it is like lightning flashing out. His eyes shine like the light of dawn.
41:19  Burning torches come from his mouth. Sparks of fire shoot out.
41:20  Smoke pours from his nose like burning weeds under a boiling pot.
41:21  His breath sets coals on fire, and flames shoot from his mouth.
41:22  His neck is very powerful. People are afraid and run away from him.
41:23  There is no soft spot in his skin. It is as hard as iron.
41:24  His heart is like a rock; he has no fear. It is as hard as a millstone.
41:25  When he gets up, even the strongest people are afraid. They run away when he swings his tail.
41:26  Swords, spears, and darts only bounce off when they hit him. These weapons don’t hurt him at all!
41:27  He breaks iron as easily as straw. He breaks bronze like rotten wood.
41:28  Arrows don’t make him run away. Rocks thrown at him seem as light as chaff.
41:29  When a wood club hits him, it feels to him like a piece of straw. He laughs when anyone throws a spear at him.
41:30  The skin on his belly is like sharp pieces of broken pottery. He leaves tracks in the mud like a threshing board.
41:31  He stirs up the water like a boiling pot. He makes it bubble like a pot of boiling oil.
41:32  When he swims, he leaves a sparkling path behind him. He stirs up the water and makes it white with foam.
41:33  No animal on earth is like him. He is an animal made without fear.
41:34  He looks down on the proudest of creatures. He is king over all the wild animals.”